— Plucas? Already?

A voice flowed into my groggy consciousness. My eyes shot open after hearing an unexpected name. The current time read 5:45 A.M. I lay on the couch in the train’s special compartment and shared senses with Spartan to keep a close eye on anything happening inside.

— Yes, it seems he’s gone through the first awakening.

— Hmm… so we’ll finally see a devil with our own eyes. It’s earlier than I thought.

Kim Hakpyo spoke with his loyal subordinate, Silasen. They mentioned something about… a devil. I bit my lips. The story’s 3rd phase dealt with humanoid monsters while the advent of devils and Earth’s demon realm transformation belonged to the fourth and final phase. It seemed the final phase had accelerated judging from Kim Hakpyo’s remark.

— Do we have a place prepared?

— Yes, he’s staying in a temple we built, but he can’t leave for now. It looks like he’ll need more time to overcome the world’s rejective force.

Silasen replied as he typed a message in the air. I peeked at it with Spartan's eyes.

[34°51’15.4” N 128°43’50.2” E]

These coordinates most likely led to the temple.

— I see.

— What do you plan to do?

— Why ask? I’ll simply follow the Lord’s orders.

Kim Hakpyo leaned in his chair. Their conversation ended and I cut off my senses with Spartan.

“Hmm…”

I swallowed a sigh and pondered. The first devil already manifested and I knew its location. I had to kill it with the god-slaying Misteltein bullet.

However, one thing worried me. Would a single bullet be enough to kill him? The Desert Eagle became extremely powerful with all its upgrades, but the opponent was a devil and I had limited bullets. I took out the Book of...